Chapter 188 I fuck your ancestors

Jiang Dejing's reason was that if the Ministry of Household Affairs gave less money, the number of officials would be limited, and things would not be done well if the number of places was limited.

As a result, local control becomes weaker, mutual supervision cannot be formed, and officials make money just by saying what they say.

Of course, Jiang Dejing was not talking about the issue of making money, but was talking about the lack of control that everyone could see.

Chongzhen nodded and said nothing. The purpose of his questioning today was to tear the cloth off the mouths of these people, so he turned to Li Daiwen.

"Well, the Ministry of Personnel is short of money, but what about your difficulties in the Ministry of Revenue?"

Li Daiwen was a little speechless when he heard Chongzhen's words. The Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the money bag. Isn't the fact that the Ministry of Revenue cannot pay out the money is the biggest difficulty?

"Your Majesty, now the salary is increasing day by day, and famines are happening in various places, resulting in a decrease in tax revenue.

However, the demands for food and salary from various health stations have increased, and fighting against rebellions and bandits has cost a lot of money. The number of officials in the world has almost doubled compared to ten years ago, but the land output has decreased..."

Chongzhen listened to Li Daiwen's answer without saying anything. These are the problems that their respective departments can currently put in front of them.

"Where's the Ministry of Rites?"

Chongzhen looked at Ni Yuanlu, who had also just been promoted.

"Back to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites is also troubled by the fact that the Ministry of Household Affairs has not provided enough money and food, which has resulted in a reduction in the expenditure on gifts for the auspicious and unlucky guests and the army. This has greatly affected the functions of the Ministry of Rites.

At the same time, because the Ministry of Rites is responsible for more things, the manpower is overwhelmed..."

"The Ministry of War."

"Back to Your Majesty, the Ministry of War is facing more difficulties. Although each guard has its own farmland, due to the lack of control, the imperial court has an even greater need to transport food and salary to them.

In addition, the salaries of the local guards are so serious that during wartime, they cannot play their original role. Since the Ministry of War controls various regions, more officials are needed, but often local guards are all from the local government..."

Chongzhen looked at Chen Xinjia with some surprise. Unexpectedly, he still revealed some of the real department problems. This guy did still have some abilities.

The rest of the Criminal Department basically just made soy sauce and said some kind words. After all, their sense of existence is indeed low.

"Liu Zunxian, where is your Ministry of Industry? Don't continue to tell me about the problem of lack of money. They have already said it before. Just talk about the problem."

Liu Zunxian, who spoke last, was a little short of words. The problems mentioned by the previous people were similar to those of his Ministry of Works. They were short of people and money and couldn't get anything done.

"Okay, are you done talking? Well, come with me."

Chongzhen looked at the group of people in front of him. The more he saw them sitting, the more unhappy he became. He asked everyone to get up and follow him, and at the same time sent a message to Chen Ye.

"Chongzhen: Shopkeeper, I'm so angry with these people that I can't even ask any constructive questions.

Alas, if they were all like shopkeepers, telling everything they knew and daring to speak and act, how could my Ming Dynasty be like this?"

"Chen Ye: What nonsense are you talking about? Do you dare to say it and do it? Who of them dares to say it? If you say it, you will become the enemy of the world. Can you protect them?"

Chongzhen looked at the reply sent by Chen Ye and curled his lips. He felt that it was asking for trouble. He couldn't keep it now, but in a year, whoever he wanted to stand would not be able to fall.

The few people who followed Chongzhen to the open area began to feel nervous. The emperor's complexion looked very bad, and he looked very cannibalistic.

"I asked you to talk about your difficulties, but what you said is nonsense!

I have said a lot, but have any of you told me the real reason? I raise you, do you want to govern the country, or do you do Tai Chi here?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down and let me know your mistake."

Seeing Chongzhen's face turn from cheerful to dark in an instant, everyone quickly knelt down, Jiang Dejing felt a little bitter in his heart, why did he encounter such a thing just after he was promoted?

He was working in the Ministry of Rites, originally serving as the Minister of Rites, but was taken over by Ni Yuanlu who landed in the air, and was immediately transferred to the Ministry of Personnel.

I haven't been happy for two days, and today I have to face the strong wind.

"You know you're wrong? I think you can't even explain what you're wrong about, right?"

Li Dai asked, the Ministry of Household Affairs is short of money. Why is the lack of money and the reduction in tax revenue only due to the Three Rates War?

Some people have occupied the land, there are too many tax-exempt groups, people in various places have suffered serious losses due to disasters, and officials and businessmen in various places collude and do not pay taxes.

Why don't you say this? Why don't you give me a way to collect more taxes?

Jiang Dejing, there is a shortage of personnel in the civil service department, and there are not enough officials in the world to effectively control local areas? From the time I came to the throne to now, there have been almost 40% more officials in the world.

As for making money, which family behind you doesn’t own tens of thousands of acres of land? I’m so sorry for your ancestors. How can you have the face to tell me that you don’t have money to do things?

Among your officials from the six ministries, which family has paid the land tax honestly?

Chen Xinjia, the Ministry of War has so many guard posts under its jurisdiction. They occupy them and deprive them of food and salary. What advice have you given? How many people have you punished?

…”

Chongzhen was so angry that he cursed loudly. The following people waited for him to curse and brought out the bad things in each department individually.

I was slightly shaken in my heart, but more of a dissatisfaction. After all, there is no way to change these things once they are spoken out. The previous Chongzhen changed one every month, who dares to say?

After scolding for a while, Chongzhen finally felt a little better. Once these things were discussed, they could be treated with strong medicine.

"Okay, everyone, go back and sit down. The meeting still needs to be held. What I just mentioned are all areas that need to be resolved, which is exactly what I want to talk about today."

After scolding everyone, Chongzhen, feeling refreshed, walked back to his seat.

After everyone sat down, Wang Chengen, at Chongzhen's signal, took out a piece of manuscript and started reading.

“Today’s Ming Dynasty’s first one-year planning meeting officially begins.

On behalf of the Emperor, our family will formally explain to you the main contents of the meeting.

The one-year plan refers to the tasks that the six departments need to complete within one year. These tasks require the six departments to be integrated with each other.

Next, as designated by the Emperor, the first item of the conference is the six-year goal."

As Wang Chengen spoke, he handed several leaflets to several people whose knees were still numb.

"Well, everyone, what I just said is a bit serious. I also know that the general environment is like this. What you want to do is not easy.

I also know your concerns, now you can rest assured, as long as you work seriously and want to do things, even if I am scolded by others, I will not let you suffer any injustice."

"Your Majesty, everything you said is right. It is my lack of ability that is holding you back."

"Yes, Your Majesty is wise and can see where the problem lies. This is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty."

Chongzhen's words relaxed the atmosphere, which was no longer dull. Zhang Sizhi quickly smoothed things over, and communication gradually resumed.

"You couldn't do it before because you didn't have a strong executive team and because I didn't clearly want to protect you.

The six ministries check and balance each other, form cliques with each other, and the local forces are intertwined, which makes it difficult for the government to pass the decree. I know all this.

Therefore, the first focus of today's meeting is how to reverse the officialdom and atmosphere of Ming Dynasty.

My dear friends, what do you think? Don’t worry, I’ll take care of you. If I can’t protect my people, what kind of emperor would I be?”

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked at the group of people opposite to see who could speak.

"Your Majesty, I have a message."

Sun Chuanting moved his buttocks, pushed the chair away, stood up and clasped his hands at Chongzhen to ask for instructions.

"Sun Aiqing, tell me."

"Back to Your Majesty, I believe that the current bad atmosphere in the officialdom is mainly due to the prevalence of cliques and numerous cronies.

At the same time, there was insufficient money for officials to maintain integrity, which led to officials in the Ming Dynasty studying hard for many years. Once they succeeded, they were not rewarded, but they were given a large number of gifts from various places.

Gifts are rampant and cannibalism. People who receive gifts will deliberately cater to them when they become officials. This is a very serious problem.

I request your Majesty to explicitly prohibit officials in the world from accepting gifts, increase official salaries, increase supervisory personnel, and crack down on all kinds of party members. There can be only one imperial party in the world."

In an instant, half of the people in the hall changed their expressions.

Sun Chuanting's words could offend almost all officials to death.

If the world's officials are not allowed to accept gifts, then the official's income will be small even if it is discounted in half.

"Okay, Sun Aiqing has made some achievements, and he is worthy of being my humerus minister. Where are the others?"

Chongzhen happily gave Sun Chuanting a compliment and continued to ask. With Sun Chuanting's suggestion, everyone else began to give up on themselves.

It can't be implemented anyway, so it's better to just say it one by one person.

Wang Chengen, who was recording, put the recorder as close as possible, and at the same time stared at the little wife, recording everyone's words.

When Chongzhen asked a question, he would ask officials from the six departments to take turns to propose solutions, and then continue to ask questions.

In short, all problems must be solved by someone below, and then Chongzhen will adopt them and tie together all the things that offend people.

"Very good, you see, doesn't this bring about efficiency? What is the purpose of forming a cabinet committee?

I want to form one to discuss with you how to govern the country and come up with an effective method.

Instead of the same situation as in the past, watching you argue about what I want to do, you tell me that I can’t do it and don’t solve it for me.”

Wang Chengen handed the recorded things to Chongzhen, and then Chongzhen's hand was empty, and the documents disappeared in front of everyone.

This performance was so shocking that everyone's worldview collapsed. They could see clearly that two large A4 papers disappeared right in front of them.

Except for Zhang Sizhi and several old cabinet ministers, they understood that this was Chongzhen using his magic again. Everyone else was thinking that this was Chongzhen doing tricks.

The paper that was passed into the display window was taken into the hands of Chen Ye who was preparing on the yacht on the other side. Chen Ye started to read while copying. As he looked, he saw a familiar name.

"Chen Ye: Lao Zhu, when did you mention Jiang Dejing? I didn't even notice it just now, but you just said something about the officials."

"Chongzhen: Jiang Dejing? Just recently, the staff department can't be left empty, so I let him go. What? Is there something wrong with Jiang Dejing?"

Chongzhen looked at the message sent by Chen Ye, his face straightened, and he felt something was wrong.

"Well, dear friends, please take a rest for now."

"Chen Ye: It's not that there is a problem. There may be a problem. That is, he seems to be a Jesuit."

"Chongzhen: The Society of Jesus? The Society of Jesus of Tang Ruowang and others? What's wrong?"
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